JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 



65778 to 65780. Amygdalus persica 

 nectarina Ait. Amygdalaceae. 



Nectarine. 



From Maidstone, England. Plants purchased from 

 George Bunyard & Co., The Royal Nurseries. 

 Received March 11, 1926. Notes from Catalog 

 of Royal Nurseries, 1924-25. 



65778. Darwin. Fruit large, deep orange with 

 red flush; flesh orange, with rich flavor. 

 Matures in September. 



65779. Humboldt. Fruit large, bright yellow 

 with a dark-crimson flush and mottlings; 

 flesh orange, very tender and juicy. Matures 

 in August. 



65780. Pineapple. Fruit large, deep orange 

 with a rich-crimson cheek; flesh yellow, with 

 a delicious pineapple flavor. Matures in 

 early September. 



65781. Cynometra catjliflora L. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. 



From Kandy, Ceylon. Seeds obtained by David 

 Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural ex- 

 plorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the 

 Allison V. Armour expedition. Received 

 March 12, 1926. 



No. 384. Presented by Dr. A. Nell, February 3, 

 1926. 



As described by Van Nooten (Fleurs et Fruits 

 de Java, pt. 6, 1863), this is a medium-sized tree, 

 with a very irregular, knotty trunk, covered with 

 thick brown bark, marked with numerous grayish 

 and whitish spots. The alternate compound leaves 

 are smooth and light green when mature, but 

 when young are red or pink, or, in some varieties, 

 yellow. From the trunk and branches appear the 

 corymbs of small pink or white flowers. The flat- 

 tened, roundish, light-brown pods have a fleshy 

 portion which is very palatable when stewed. The 

 tree is a native of Java. 



For previous introduction see No. 44895. 



65782 to 65784. Soja max (L.) Piper 

 (Glycine hispida Maxim.). Faba- 

 ceae. Soy bean. 



From Matania el Saff, Egypt. Seeds presented by 

 Alfred Bircher, Middle Egypt Botanic Station. 

 Received March 9, 1926. 



65782. A large flattened brown bean. 



85783. A large flattened creamy-yellow bean. 



65784. A small round light-green bean. 



65785 to 65788. 



From Koslov, Government of Tambov, Russia. 

 Seeds presented by W. M. Konstantinov. 

 Received March 9, 1926. Notes by Mr. Kon- 

 stantinov. 



65785. Amygdaltjs pilosa Turcz. Amygdala- 

 ceae. 



A hardy shrub, about 10 feet in height, with 

 pinkish flowers. Native of Mongolia. 



65788. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Melon. 



Kulenkamp's Selection. From Rjasanj, Mon- 

 golia. Matures in about 120 days. 



65787. Nicotiana tabacum L. Solanaeeae. 



Tobacco. 



Mitchurin. A yellow tobacco resembling 

 Mahorca. 



65788. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



Kulenkamp's Selection. A sugar corn which 

 thrives here in the open. 



65789 and 65790. 



From Pretoria, Union of South Africa. Seeds 

 presented by I. B. Pole Evans, chief, division of 

 botany, Department of Agriculture, through 

 W. T. . Swingle, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received March 6, 1926. 



65789. Aloe striata Haw. Liliaceae. 



A low, fleshy plant with a dense rosette of 

 thick, narrowly oblong leaves 1 or 2 feet long, 

 obscurely spotted, and bright-red flowers, 

 about an inch long, in 20 or more heads borne on 

 a stout branched peduncle. Native to South 

 Africa. 



65790. Hoodia macrantha Hort. Asclepiada- 

 ceae. 



A stout fleshy perennial bushy plant, with 

 large showy flowers. Native to South Africa. 



65791 and 65792. 



From Lamao, Limay, Bataan, Philippine Islands. 

 Seeds presented by the Lamao Experiment 

 Station, through W. T. Swingle, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received March 11, 1926. 

 Notes by P. J. Wester in Food Plants of the 

 Philippines, Bulletin 39, Philippine Bureau of 

 Agriculture. 



65791. Antidesma bunius (L.) Spreng. Eu- 

 phorbiaceae. Banauac. 



"A small, attractive, dark-green, dioecious 

 tree, attaining a height of 10 meters, with dark- 

 green, thick, pointed leaves, and small, dark-red, 

 subacid, well-flavored fruits in racemes like a 

 currant. May be eaten raw and also makes a 

 fair jelly. Widely distributed at low and 

 medium elevations and under varying climatic 

 conditions. Rare in cultivation." (P. 43.) 



For previous introduction see No. 47204. 



65792. Cofeea liberica Bull. Rubiaceae. 



Coffee. 



"A small tree of upright growth, native to 

 Africa, blight resistant; adapted to elevations at 

 and below 350 meters, succeeding well even on 

 rather heavy, clayey soils. Average yield 

 approximately 565 pounds to the acre. Requires 

 artificial drying. Properly prepared, the coffee 

 is of good quality and commands a good price." 

 (P. 63.) 



For previous introduction see No. 58497. 



65793 and 65794. Belotj marmelos 

 (L.) Lyons (Aegle marmelos Correa). 

 Rutaceae. Bel. 



From Colombo, Ceylon. Seeds collected by David 

 Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural ex- 

 plorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the 

 Allison V. Armour expedition. Received 

 March 12, 1926. 



For previous introduction see No. 61762. 



65793. No. 330. Obtained at the market, Janu- 

 ary 23, 1926. A variety with large spherica 

 fruits containing many seeds. In quality 

 this fruit is not so good as the small one with 

 abortive seeds, No. 336 [No. 66338], but it is o 

 good flavor. It is eaten as a tonic for break 

 fast by the people of Ceylon. 



65794. No. 331. Obtained at the market, Janu- 

 ary 23, 1926. A variety with flat fruits, 3H 

 inches in diameter, containing many seeds. 

 The flavor is good but not so good as No. 336 

 [No. 66338]. It is eaten with palm sugar as a 

 tonic. 



